Former President Olusegun
Obasanjo has reacted to the invasion of National Assembly by operatives of the
Department of State Services, DSS.
Obasanjo said the action of the
secret police was an indication of how low the current administration had taken
Nigeria’s politics and democracy.
He spoke while delivering a
lecturer entitled “The challenges in Ethics in National Development” at the
University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, Oyo State.
According to Obasanjo, “Emphasis
on socioeconomic development was limited only to self, families, clans, region
before the nation in that order, so much so that the all-important matters of state
were subverted. Nigeria has been established, but we are yet to establish and
build Nigerians.
“The real socioeconomic issues
that could impact on the people directly for their welfare and well being are
handled with levity and with discriminating political considerations.
“Let nobody deceive us, economy
feeds on politics and because our politics is depressing, our economy is even
more depressing today.
“What happened at the National
Assembly on Tuesday, August 7th 2018, and which has been roundly condemned is
an indication of how low our politics and our democracy have been taken.
“Our constitution is very clear;
one of the cardinal responsibilities of the President is the management of the
economy of which the value of the naira forms an integral part.”
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